(19)
(11) EP 2 697 657 B8

(12) CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT SPECIFICATION
Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation

(15) Correction information:
Corrected version no 1 (W1 B1)

(48) Corrigendum issued on:
16.08.2017 Bulletin 2017/33

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
23.11.2016 Bulletin 2016/47

(21) Application number: 12718504.9

(22) Date of filing: 13.04.2012
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
G01N 35/02(2006.01)
B01L 9/00(2006.01)
 B01L 7/00(2006.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/US2012/033667
(87) International publication number:
WO 2012/142516 (18.10.2012 Gazette 2012/42)

(54)

SCANNING REAL-TIME MICROFLUIDIC THERMOCYCLER AND METHODS FOR SYNCHRONIZED THERMOCYCLING AND SCANNING OPTICAL DETECTION

MIKROFLUIDISCHER ABTASTENDER ECHTZEIT-THERMOCYCLER UND VERFAHREN ZUR OPTISCHEN DETEKTION MITTELS SYNCHRONISIERTER THERMOZYKLIERUNG UND ABTASTUNG

THERMOCYCLEUR MICROFLUIDIQUE EN TEMPS RÉEL À BALAYAGE ET PROCÉDÉS SYNCHRONISÉS DE THERMOCYCLAGE ET DE DÉTECTION OPTIQUE À BALAYAGE

(84) Designated Contracting States:
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

(30) Priority: 15.04.2011 US 201161476175 P
15.04.2011 US 201161476167 P

(43) Date of publication of application:
19.02.2014 Bulletin 2014/08

(60) Divisional application:
16199078.3 / 3159697

(73) Proprietor: Becton, Dickinson and Company
Franklin Lakes, NJ 07417 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • GUBATAYAO, Thomas, Catalino
    Superior Township, MI 48198 (US)
  • HANDIQUE, Kalyan
    Ypsilanti MI 48197 (US)
  • GANESAN, Karthik
    Ann Arbor MI 48103 (US)
  • DRUMMOND, Daniel, M.
    Livonia MI 48152 (US)

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